This is shocking! And sad! And upsetting! And NOT RIGHT!!!!
The FBI is reporting that the number of victims of hate crimes based on sexual orientation increased by 11 percent in 2008. This is the third year in a row that the statistic has increased!
The Human Rights Campaign, the largest civil rights org working to [...]
This is shocking! And sad! And upsetting! And NOT RIGHT!!!!
The FBI is reporting that the number of victims of hate crimes based on sexual orientation increased by 11 percent in 2008. This is the third year in a row that the statistic has increased!
The Human Rights Campaign, the largest civil rights org working to achieve LGBT equality, responded to the statistic today - saying:
“These numbers are unacceptable. While it is so important that we have the new federal hate crimes law, it is critical to ensure that we continue working with the Department of Justice to ensure the safety of LGBT citizens. We have to prosecute each hate crime to the fullest extent of the law, but we also need to get at the roots.
"When we don't know each other as human beings, ignorance breeds misunderstanding, which breeds hate, which too often this year led to violence. We have to keep fighting the prejudices and stereotypes that underlie these acts.”
ELEVEN percent is a huge number and we completely agree that it is unacceptable!
Hopefully President Obama signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law will turn these statistics around!
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